The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-13
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.

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taken from his pocket, besides some
important papers.
Mrs. Carroll's Touring mill located
about three miles from Roswell, was
totally destroyed by fire Tuesday
night. 1t is supposed to be the work
of an incendiary.
At Cedartown the residence of
Mr.. Charles +. West Was entered by
a burglar Wednesday night during
the absence Of himself and wife and
gold watch, a pistol and a lot of
jewelry were stolen.
W. p. Norman, a merchant living
seven miles east of McDonough, had
his storehouse and stock of goods
burned Wednesday night. His loss
is said to be about $1,000. The fire
was the work of an incendiary.
Pulaski county farmers have en-
ployed good hands for 1887 for 800
and rations. Many farmers are Civ
ing portions of their crops. Some
declare that no money can be made
on cotton at &c. to Sc. and hands at
500.
Maj. J. f. Jones, of Troup county,
has sent to the Agricultural Depart
ment at Atlanta a stalk of cotton
raised from his improved seed, con-
tanning 230 bolls, the seed cotton in
which it is estimated will weigh four
pounds.
John Phinazee, OF GAINESVILLE, has
been suffering some time with cancer
of the bone of his left arm. He went
to Atlanta recently to see Drs. West
moreland and Gray. They decided
his arm would have to come off Just
below the shoulder, and amputation
will be attempted Jan. 10.
Joe q. Ellis, of Houston, has Just
commenced hauling in his last year s
cotton crop-102 bales. He stands
among the Independent and prosper
GUS farmers who are able to handle
their products to suit themselves,
and who are not at the mercy of
creditors.
The Pulaski Cotton Seed Oil Mill
was sold at public cutlery before the
court house door in Hawkinsville on
Tuesday last to satisfy mortgage.
The property was bid off by Charles
L. Lathrop at $4,000. The original
stock Of the company was about ST.,
600. The mill has not been running
this season, but it will begin opera
tiOns in short while.
The other night negro man living
III Clarke county had two daughters
to marry, and not having any cash
or lands to give them as a portion,
he determined that they should not
leave home empty handed, and so
legally bound to each, two of their
younger brothers and sisters, telling
them that they could make them
work for them until of age. This is
the first instance since the war where
negroes have been given as a mar
riage portion with a southern bride.
Ellijay Courier Drs. Watkins,
Johnson and Tankersley, Of this
place, performed quite a skillful sur
gical operation last week. Miss Ma
ry Davis, Is years of age, of Fannin
county, lodged cuckle burr in her
windpipe, and failed to obtain relief
from physicians of that county. The
case was one OF trachiotomy, and was
performed most successfully and
creditably to the operators. The
burr was sucked down her throat by
coughing and could not be thrown
out by coughing or an effort from
the physicians. They cut the trachea
and pushed the burr up the windpipe
out the mouth.
There is an old man in Baldwin
county who, during the war, was In
dependently rich. He was the own
er of a large number Of slaves and
was always kind to them. The war
liberated his slaves, and after the
war, through force of circumstances
over which he had no control, he
was reduced to want and poverty,
and afterwards lost his eyesight.
Two of his former faithful slaves
were then doing well, and by honest
dealing had accumulated lot of
property and gained IA credit to be
envied. These two faithful servants
went to the relief of their unfortu
nate master, and have now for sever
al years been giving him a good sup
port. Wednesday they went to the
bank and drew out 500, to be laid
aside tor the old mans benefit. Such
affection between slave and master
rarely exists. Both of the men de-
clare that their old master shall new
er suffer as long as they can give
him support.
MONDAY
B. NJ. Westmoreland was engaged in
cutting down tree last week and rs the
tree fell limb struck him on the head,